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Hazard register

Every hazard on the job, and the control that sits against it.

On the file
Each hazard on the job, where it is, who it affects, and the control against it.
Duty
Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999
Where it is used
On the job, the day the hazard is found.

What it does

What the hazard is, where it is, and who it affects.
The control in place, and whether it is enough.
It feeds the risk assessment. It is not a separate list the office keeps.

On the file

What the hazard is
Where it is on the job
Who it affects
The control in place
Whether that control is enough
The link into the risk assessment

Why digital

Against a paper file, a spreadsheet, or a folder in the cabin.

A new hazard on site is on the register the same day.
The control and the owner are already there. You are not reconciling two lists.

The duty

UK law. We name it. We do not invent a badge.

Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999
The assessment has to identify the hazards. The register is that list, kept current.

Who uses it
The supervisor adds it. The safety lead checks the control is enough.
Sits with
It is the list the risk assessment is written from. It is not a second list kept in the office.
What good looks like
A new hazard is on the register the same day, with a control and an owner.

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